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Thursday November 28th, 2013 with Kiernan Mac
Geek On! Will "Doctor Who" Ever Utilize A Multiethnic Or Female "Doctor"?

Throughout its 50 years of existence, the British science fiction television show “Doctor Who” has on many occasions dealt with the theme of regeneration – whereas the main character of the program, the “Doctor”, takes on a new body and a new personality after sustaining a fatal injury (usually attained while saving humanity). Once employed as a plot point within the series, all thirteen doctors have been portrayed or revealed as Anglo-Saxon white males (albeit they all still represent an extraterrestrial alien). However, if the “Doctor’s” thirteen regeneration cap were written out of the show, would a multiethnic or female “Doctor” still be the “Doctor”? Relive the discussion as host Kiernan Mac, along with returning guests Simon Colverson and Chris the Whovian, delves into discussing whether the “Doctor” could and should be portrayed as a multiethnic individual or a woman. Should the “Doctor”, in this modern age, represent a paternal theme or a sense of exploration? What are our thoughts on the recent “Day of the Doctor” episode? Does actor Peter Capaldi’s brief cameo in the episode foreshadow a coming angry Scottish “Doctor”? Find out. Only on Geek On! Gallifrey Stands!